CGR has reviewed the updated edition of Necropolis:

Necropolis: Brutal Edition - PC Review

As of the 6th of September, the Necropolis has become more Brutal. Having gone back and re-designed a variety of elements from its original debut release, Hairbrained Schemes has released a variety of updates taking into account community and reviewer feedback alike to create version 1.1 titled Brutal Edition. Not only making improvements, the Brutal Edition introduces the Brute which is very fun to play as He or She is Big, Bad, and packs one heck of an epic punch.

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Armed with all this knowledge does little to hold the creatures of the Necropolis at bay however. I’ve died in the first two minutes like I’ve died an hour or more into my journey from either stupid human error or just getting greedy and thinking that one more hit is all that I need and then dying horribly because I miscalculated. Necropolis itself however has only gotten better since release and Hairbrained Schemes have only made changes for the better. Now with the recent launch of the Brutal Edition, players having already explored the Necropolis have reasons to head back just as newcomers have exciting reasons to dive into it. Fans of the Souls series and Roguelikes should find plenty here to enjoy which is made better by the option to co-op with friends from the start.

Score: 8/10